Heirloom China Plates

Made Into Wearable Jewelry

By Mary-Ann Wood

It can be so upsetting when you break a treasured heirloom china plate,

but don’t despair, there’s a way of recycling it into a wonderful pieces of jewelry that you can either keep for yourself or give as a gift to a loved one.

Heirloom china plates can be made into pendants, lariat necklaces, and brooches that will enhance any outfit.

DinnerWear Jewelry offers you the opportunity to save parts of a beloved piece of china by making it into a beautiful piece of jewelry for you or members of your family.

Once you’ve decided what piece of jewelry you would like me to craft for you, mark out the design feature on the piece of china you feel will give you the most attractive design on the finished article. If you’re not sure, I can always advise you once I have the china in hand. A lot will depend upon what the china means to you of course, and so it’s up to you to decide how you want the finished article to look.

I have spent many years designing and making jewelry, and I hand craft and drill beautiful jewelry from the patterns of all types of vintage china. From adjustable neck slides to pins, and pendants, wearing vintage china can make you feel special. Your friends and family will be fascinated by the beautiful designs on your jewelry all of which are made with care and precision.

Each jewelry piece is priced according to size and the type of backing you require. My website will give you many wonderful ideas as to how you can use your broken china pieces to create a thing of lasting beauty.

Elderly relatives often have china ware that as children we’ve admired. Having some pieces turned into jewelry means those memories can be with you forever and always on show.

I’ve made beautiful Willow pattern pendants and English bone china rose pieces for people from all over the country. There are no limits as to what type of jewelry can be created once the design has been chosen.

If you would like me to produce a piece of jewelry for you from a favorite piece of china, 

all you need to do is wrap it up securely, place it in a sturdy box with an order form and send it to me with your chosen design carefully marked round with a pen. I’ll contact you as soon as it’s received and we’ll discuss exactly what type of jewelry you want. My aim is always to produce a beautiful piece of heirloom jewelry that will give you years of pleasure.

View & Print Out The Custom Order Form

HERE

The price of custom pieces starts at $38 each, and and varies by size,  difficulty of carving and the type of mount. 

Basically the prices are the same as for our other selections.

You can check our shop for more ideas  of what we can do for you. 

We will confirm the prices with you when we receive your order and see what needs to be done.

Shipping address:

Dinner Wear Jewelry

1243 Pond Street

Franklin, MA 02038

1-508-641-9078